Question

A parallelogram is shown below:

A parallelogram ABCD is shown with DC equal to 9 feet and the perpendicular distance between AB and DC equal to 8 over 9 foot.

Part A: What is the area of the parallelogram? Show your work. (5 points)

Part B: How can you decompose this parallelogram into two triangles? If this parallelogram was decomposed into two triangles, what would be the area of each triangle? (5 point @iGreen.

Answer 1

@iGreen. ????????

Answer 2

@Directrix

Answer 3

In a Parallelogram OPPOSITE SIDES are EQUAL.

Answer 4

Area = b*h
where
b = 9 feet and
h = 8/9 foot.

Answer 5

Hint : Divide by 9
i.e
Area = b times h

Area = 9 times 8/9

Answer 6

9 gets cancelled.

Answer 7

so whats the area you got?

Answer 8

@sjman1 what area did you get for the parallelogram?

Answer 9

@KenichiIvy i got 64 over 9

Answer 10

How?